Mold

For library materials affected by mold, discarding the materials may be the best course of action. See Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore, a SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network) Preservation Leaflet, for specific information.

Water Damage

Resources

Conservation OnLine (CoOL): Resources for Conservation Professionals CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.

dPlan: The Online Disaster-Planning Tool
dPlan is a free Web-based fill-in-the-blank program for writing institutional disaster plans. It was created, tested, and refined by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.

“Saving Nebraska’s Treasures” is an IMLS-funded resource that runs the preservation gamut from metals to leather to paper. Based on an NET Television program featuring professionals from the Nebraska State Historical Society's Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center and the State Library Commission, this site provides practical and effective methods to help ensure that artifacts, photographs, and documents will survive into the future. There are handouts, instructional videos, and links to other helpful websites.